![Mercedes-Benz_eActros_600_(1)[1]](https://d2cohhpa0jt4tw.cloudfront.net/Pictures/274x183/8/2/0/17820_mercedesbenz_eactros_600_11_978080.jpg)
All Article articles – Page 594
-
ArticleGMB protests outside M&S store over agency staff pay
The GMB union has held a protest outside a Marks and Spencer retail store over the rates of pay awarded to agency staff at the retailer’s Swindon DC, which was operated until January by Wincanton and is now run by DHL Supply Chain. Earlier this year, the union launched legal ...
-
Article
Insurance premium tax hike could be 'tip of iceberg' for commercial fleets
The 3.5% hike in insurance premium tax (IPT) that came into effect at the beginning of November could be just “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of increasing insurance costs for truck operators, a leading commercial vehicle insurer has warned. The rise, which was announced in the budget in ...
-
Article
FTA rejects London Assembly's proposal for rush-hour HGV ban
The FTA has rejected the London Assembly’s call for a rush-hour lorry ban in the capital, saying it is no “silver bullet” for improving safety.A motion was unanimously agreed at City Hall yesterday proposing a series of measures to prevent incidents between HGVs and cyclists, including a ban of lorry ...
-
Article
London Assembly calls for rush-hour HGV ban in capital
London Assembly members have unanimously agreed a motion to ban HGVs in the capital during rush hour.The call formed part of a package of measures the assembly would like to see implemented by the mayor, the government and the freight sector to reduce the number of HGV-related cyclist fatalities.During a ...
-
Article
Iveco launches New Daily Electric for urban operations
Iveco has launched the New Daily Electric in Italy this week, which features reduced energy use, higher payload and longer battery life. With an extended range of up to 280km, the manufacturer said its 100% electric, zero-emission van is particularly suited to urban distribution work. Compared with its predecessor, New ...
-
Article
Industry confident over business climate
Confidence levels remain strong in the logistics sector, with 73% of respondents to the recent UK Logistics Confidence Index survey suggesting the outlook for the sector would improve or stay the same and only a quarter suggesting conditions were more difficult now than six months ago.Commissioned by Barclays and Moore ...
-
ArticleMET Police health and safety powers to be revoked
Extra enforcement powers lent to the Metropolitan Police by the HSE, which allowed the force to follow up roadside stops with visits to operator sites, are to be revoked.The limited extension of police powers, discovered by Motortransport.co.uk, was granted in 2007 when the HSE and the Metropolitan Police’s Commercial Vehicle ...
-
ArticleTurners (Soham) predicts turnover growth in 2015 despite Greenergy loss
Turners (Soham) experienced a loss of a major contract in its tanker division that led to a slight decline in turnover and profit during its most recent financial year, MD Paul Day said.Following a move by customer Greenergy to take the delivery of fuel to supermarket group Sainsbury in house ...
-
ArticleWe’re gonna need a bigger truck: Roy Bowles Transport delivers shark
Roy Bowles Transport made a snappy delivery of two sand tiger sharks, an example of which is pictured, to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth last week. The Heathrow-based operator proved that the task was not out of its depth by delivering the killer cargo from the airport to the ...
-
Article
DHL Banbury warehouse staff balloted over pay
Warehouse staff at DHL Supply Chain’s Cherwell Campus site in Banbury, Oxfordshire, are being balloted for industrial action by the GMB union after rejecting a 2.5% pay offer. GMB organiser David Day said the ballot had been called because management had failed to offer a pay increase that reflected the ...
-
Article
TRL launches road accident investigation course for fleet managers
The Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) has today launched a new CPD-accredited vehicle accident investigation course for fleet, operation and health and safety managers.It is designed to equip those responsible for fleet management with the skills to address issues arising from incidents involving company vehicles and staff.The two-day course will teach ...
-
Article
RHA: skills shortage is ‘unprecedented’
Association warns MPs of crisis during National Lorry WeekRHA chief executive Richard Burnett has described the sector’s skills crisis as “unprecedented” and called on the government to reverse its controversial decision not to back an HGV Trailblazer apprenticeship.Burnett was talking at a parliamentary reception held at the House of Commons ...
-
Article
Wincanton to 'focus on logistics' after records management sale
Wincanton is to sell its records management business (WRM) to market specialists Restore for £60m after signing a conditional agreement.WRM has provided document storage and shredding services across the UK and Ireland for over 14 years and currently employs 167 people. For the year ending 31 March WRM generated ...
-
Article
Can logistics sector deliver on Father Christmas's promises?
It’s official – Christmas can be a difficult time for the logistics sector.So tricky, in fact, that many logistics firms have been wondering since the summer whether they will be able to meet demand over the festive season this year, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index prepared for ...
-
Article
Highways England wants feedback on key roads challenges facing logistics operators and customers
Highways England is keen to hear from transport planners, fleet operators and drivers about the best method to interact with them about the latest road network information.It also wants to find out exactly what facts and intelligence operators need, as well as gain a better understanding of the key roads ...
-
Article
Quiet & Efficient seminars draw the crowds at Freight in the City Expo
Last week's Freight in the City Expo in London held a series of seminars exploring how urban logistics operations would need to evolve to service cities of the future, and looked at initiatives in place today that are already helping to drive this change.David Beeton, MD of Urban Foresight, highlighted ...
-
Article
DHL Supply Chain urges a unified approach towards HGV compliance schemes across major cities
A senior executive at DHL Supply Chain has called for a common approach to HGV compliance across major cities.Speaking at last week's Freight in the City Expo, DHL Supply Chain vice president for innovation, strategy and business Phil Roe (pictured) said while a national standard was not the solution, he ...
-
Article
Who's poised to pounce on YOUR business?
Merger and acquisition activity in the logistics sector could be set to boom, according to the latest UK Logistics Confidence Index survey from Barclays and Moore Stephens.More than one in three logistics firms are planning to take over another business in the next six months, the survey found, the main ...
-
Article
HGV safety a key topic at Freight in the City Expo seminars
Expert speakers at last week's Freight in the City Expo discussed in depth the strides already taken, and new initiatives and technology being developed, to make HGV movements on urban roads safer.Steve Summerskill, senior lecturer in product and industrial design at Loughborough Design School, presented research into HGV blind spots, ...
-
Article
Turnover up 5% at Framptons before acquisition by Gregory
Framptons Transport Services was in rude financial health when it was acquired by Gregory Distribution earlier this year, according to its most recent filing at Companies House.For the financial year ending 28 June turnover had risen from £16.9m to £17.8m, while pre-tax profit rose to approximately £1m, from £601,812. Average ...